PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Davis has chosen Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Storm
vs
Davis

189 cm
27
183 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

187 cm
24
182 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis checks a leg kick.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Storm moves away from the strike by Davis.
Johnny Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Storm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm lands a body shot.
Storm connects with a single shot there.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Storm does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Storm misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis avoids the head kick by Storm.
Davis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Storm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davis throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Storm avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a hook but Storm blocks it.
Davis is looking to chop away at Storm's legs.
Storm scores with a jab.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Storm feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook
and Storm counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis digs a good body shot into Storm's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped Davis's head back.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Nice shot by Storm.
Davis blocks a head kick by Storm.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Storm.
Storm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Storm misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Storm stalks Davis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davis's face. Davis staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm scores with a push kick.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Storm. That one must have hurt.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Storm throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Storm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Storm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Storm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Storm dominated that round.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Storm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davis throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Storm catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Storm throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis jabs Storm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Storm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Storm finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Davis throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Storm swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm motions for Davis to come forward. Storm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Storm.
A left lands for Storm.
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Storm connects with the punch.
Storm connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis checks a low kick from Storm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
Davis jabs Storm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Storm avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Storm misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Storm checks a leg kick.
Davis throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Storm takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Storm scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Johnny Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Storm lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Davis misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis throws a lazy head kick
and Storm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Antonio Davis has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Storm misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Storm jabs at Davis's body.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Storm.
Davis slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Storm throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Storm slips a jab from Davis.
Davis misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Storm throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Storm lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis is looking to chop away at Storm's legs.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Storm.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis connects with a right hand. Storm shakes it off.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Storm throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Storm connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Storm.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Decent striking displayed by Storm there.
Storm throws a head kick that half lands.
Davis throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Storm throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Storm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm misses with the body kick
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Storm 's knee.
Antonio Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Storm throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Johnny Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
Storm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Storm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Storm blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Storm.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Storm!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Storm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.